Abstract:
Tire tread (1) comprising a plurality of blocks (6), each block (6) comprising a leading face (61), a trailing face (62) and a contact face (60), the leading face (61) making a mean angle αA greater than 0 degrees, the trailing edge (62) making a mean angle αF greater than 0 degrees, the angle αA of the leading face (61) being greater than the angle αF of the trailing face, each block (6) comprises an incision (7) extending into the thickness of the block, this incision (7) being delimited by opposing faces provided with blocking means (71) for blocking the relative movements of one of the said faces with respect to the other face in at least one direction, this incision (7) dividing the contact face (60) of the block into two parts with substantially equal surface areas, this tread being characterized in that the incision (7) is inclined by a mean angle β, measured with respect to the perpendicular to the contact face (60) in the same direction as the angle αA of the leading face and in that the volume of material contained between the leading face (61) and the incision (7) is less than the volume of material contained between the trailing face (62) and the same incision (7).
Abstract:
A tire for a motorized two-wheeled vehicle comprising a reinforcing structure of the carcass type, anchored on each side of the tire to a bead, each bead being extended radially outwards by a sidewall, the sidewalls radially towards the outside joining to a tread. At least the surface of the tread includes a first polymer compound extending over at least part of the central part and of at least one second polymer compound having physico-chemical properties different from those of the first polymer compound and covering at least part of the axially external parts of the tread, at least the central part of the tread comprises at least one incision, in the central part of the tread consisting of includes the first polymer compound, in a circumferential plane, at least part of one wall of the at least one incision is formed of at least two straight lines, each of the straight lines making with the radial direction an angle of between 5 and 65° and the directions of the straight lines making an angle of between 30 and 120° between them.
Abstract:
A tread (1) for steer axle tires for a heavy vehicle, the tire having a preferred direction of travel, the tread comprising grooves (2) of generally circumferential orientation defining at least three ribs (30, 31, 32, 33, 34), two of the ribs forming the edges (30, 34) of the tread, some of the intermediate ribs (31, 32, 33) being provided with a plurality of incisions (41, 42, 43), of general transverse orientation and substantially parallel to each other, the incisions having an average inclination other than zero relative to the direction perpendicular to the running surface of a new tread, this tread being characterised in that, when viewed in a section plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the tyre, the incisions in the intermediate ribs form, on and in the vicinity of the running surface when new of the tread, an angle close to or equal to 0° with a line perpendicular to said surface at the point of intersection, whereas the angle of each of these incisions increases in the depth of the tread.
Abstract:
A tire has a tread, with the tread having a plurality of ground engaging tread elements creating a tread surface and at least one of the elements has a sipe therein. In planes parallel to the tread surface, the configuration of a radially outer portion of the sipe is defined by a continuous non-linear curvature, the curvature having at least one radius R. The value of the radius R of the sipe curvature increases from the tread surface to a base of the sipe and the base of the sipe has a configuration defined by a radius R having a value of infinity.
Abstract:
It is a subject to suitably decrease the rigidity of blocks, to generate suitable collapsing of the blocks, to sufficiently exhibit edge effects of sipes, and to improve braking performances and the like in the medium term of wear and thereafter; and for solving this subject, in a pneumatic tire formed with blocks on its tread and engraved with sipes 11 on the blocks, the sipes 11 are classified into a surface portion 12, an intermediate portion 13, and a bottom portion 14 in a depth direction from a tread surface 17 up to sipes bottom 18, wherein the surface portion 12 and the bottom portion 14 open in a wave-shaped form in which crest portions 21 and trough portions 22 of the wave-shaped form extend in directions vertical to the tread, while the intermediate portion 13 opens in a wave-shaped manner in which the crest portions 21 and trough portions 22 of the wave-shaped form extend in a zigzag-like manner.
Abstract:
A tread for motor vehicle tires having circumferential grooves (3) and transverse grooves (4), a plurality of tread blocks (5, 6) circumferentially spaced apart to form two shoulder rows (5) and at least one central row (6) located between the shoulder rows. Each block (5, 6) is provided with one or more sipes or slits (11, 12) that are rectilinear and inclined with respect to the axis of rotation of the tire (2). The sipes (11, 12) of the blocks (5, 6) which constitute each of the shoulder and central rows are parallel to one another. The sipes (12) of the central rows (6) have an inclination, with respect to the axis of rotation, that is greater than the inclination of the sipes (11) of the blocks (6) which constitute the shoulder rows. This arrangement of the sipes (11, 12) substantially reduces the rolling noise of the tire.
Abstract:
In order to improve the wandering performance of a radial tire, that is, to increase the camber thrust, the camber torque and the self-alignment effort of the tire without degrading various performances required for the radial tire, the radial tire is formed with a plurality of main zigzag wide grooves extending in the circumferential direction of the tire; at least one auxiliary straight narrow groove disposed on the shoulder rib and extending in a circumferential direction of the tire; and a plurality of sipes arranged outside the auxiliary groove at regular intervals along the outermost circumferential edge of the tire and extending in the lateral direction of the tire from the outermost end of the tire to the auxiliary groove. The width W.sub.a of the auxiliary groove is 1 to 4% of that of the main grooves W.sub.m ; the outward inclination angle .theta..sub.a is 10 to 60 degrees with respect to a normal line perpendicular to the tread outer surface; the position of the auxiliary groove is such that a distance S.sub.a from an outermost edge of the tread thereto is 20 to 80% of a distance S.sub.m from the same outermost edge to the main grooves.
Abstract:
A sole and heel construction such as used on overshoes, boots or shoes having a resilient planar body with a plurality of spaced thin fins that extend transversely across the body. The fins are evenly spaced and uniform in width throughout. All fins are identical and are inclined relative to a horizontal plane such that any weight applied to the sole compresses the fins to trap air between adjacent fins to minimize mud build-up.
Abstract:
A tire mold comprising a tread mold portion divided into mold segments having transverse edges which are movable between (i) an opened position, wherein the mold segments are spaced apart, and (ii) a closed position, wherein neighboring mold segments are in contact with each other, each of the mold segments comprising blades; wherein at least a first one of the mold segments has laterally extending blades located at a first transverse edge, wherein at least a second neighboring one of the mold segments has laterally extending blades located at a second transverse edge adjacent to the first transverse edge of the first one of said the mold segments, and when in the closed position said the laterally extending blades of the first one of the mold segments interlock between the laterally extending blades of the second one of said the mold segments.
Abstract:
Taking a groove side-wall to a position at ½ a groove depth from a tread face of lug groove as a tread-in side first inclined portion, and taking a groove side-wall from the position at ½ groove depth to a groove bottom as a tread-in side second inclined portion, then the following A1 is set less than the following B1. When viewed in cross-section orthogonal to a length direction of the lug groove: A1 is an area of a region enclosed by an imaginary line passing through an end portion on a tread face side of the tread-in side first inclined portion and perpendicular to the tread face, by an imaginary line passing through an end portion on a groove bottom side of the tread-in side first inclined portion and orthogonal to the imaginary line, and by the tread-in side first inclined portion; and B1 is an area of a region enclosed by an imaginary line passing through an end portion on a tread face side of the tread-in side second inclined portion and perpendicular to the tread face, by an imaginary line passing through the deepest portion of the lug groove and parallel to the tread face, and by the tread-in side second inclined portion.